The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-07-15
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.
What the Newspapers Say Concerning
Well Known Men and Women.

What the Newspapers Say Concerning
Well Known Men and Women.
Mrs Lizzie Champney, the well known
writer of children's stories, il a tall, slen'
der woman and graceful talker. Her
husband illustrates her stories.
Miss Anita Lucille Cody, daughter OF
"BufYalo Bill" Is beautiful brunette OF
90 summers, Is tall, has pretty figure,
and is vivacious and well educated.
Mr.. Anderson Critchett, the celebrated
London surgeon, was recently offered o
fee of $3.50, 900, probably the largest medi-
cal honorarium on record, to 60 TO India
to treat one Of the native princes. After
consideration he declined the Offer
One of the last acts performed by Ben;
Pcrley Poore before he was stricken down
was on the recent birthday Of George w.
Childs. Mr.. Poore went to the govern
ment printing Office and set his 900 ems
for the Childs fund like the rest Of the
printers.
The Goulds seem to take to stocks as
naturally as ducks to water. eddy"
Gould, Georges younger brother, who Is
20 years old, with boyish face and tiny
black mustache, haunts the New YORK
Exchange and operates IN stocks IN q
nervy way. His antics afford mucn
amusement to the old and sedate mem
bers. M
Sir Henry Ponsonby, private secretary
to Queen Victoria, is miniature edition
of Kaiser Wilhelm. His mustache and
whiskers are cut IN the exact shape and
style Of the German emperor's. His thin
white hair is brushed over high, bullying
forehead, also in the Wilhelm style.
Modieska's aim, according to her own
frank confession, Is to maks-@oney
enough to return to California and pass
the remainder Of her days on her sunny
ranch. The strain and incident Of being
on the road have troubled her greatly dur
ing the present season, and many Of her
performances have been given when she
was scarcely able to walk.
Sir John Macdonald, premier of Canada,
is exceedingly annoyed at the statement
which has been frequently printed in
newsparers that he began life as boot
black. He says that while his people were
not rich, his youth had the surroundings
of a refined home, and that his family is
of ancient Scotch descent.
John Roach possessed genuine Irish
wit. When he came to this country he
was only Is years old. Some time after
his arrival he met one of his fathers most
intimate friends, who asked him how he
was getting along. "Getting along foine,"
said he. "Shure, when KEN 10 this
country I hadn't a rag to me back, an
now I'm covered all over wild them"
A new portrait of Thomas Bailey AL
drich is being printed in the newspapers
which is a striking example of how faith
full is the resemblance of the average
newspaper picture and the original. Look
ing leisurely over pile of exchanges in
his office last week, Mr.. Aldrich ran over
the headlines and casually glanced over
not less than four papers containing his
portrait without making the discovery
that the counterpart there presented was
intended for himself A friend sitting at
his elbow finally called the authors at
tention to the portrait After looking ct
it moment Mr.. Aldrich said: "Well, I
think may be pardoned for not having
recognized that"